Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia remain in a critical condition in intensive care in hospital, British police said on Wednesday as they appealed for witnesses to come forward with any information about the case. Skripal, 66, and Yulia, 33, were found unconscious on Sunday on a bench outside a shopping center in the southern English city of Salisbury after being exposed to an unknown substance. Police said they were keen to speak to anyone who… Read more

An International charity organisation on Monday called on donors to increase humanitarian aid to help avert famine in Somalia where the lives of some 2.7 million people are at risk. In a statement issued on the eve of London for Somalia humanitarian conference, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned that half a million people today are on the brink of famine. “The international community saved thousands of lives in Somalia last year, and helped stop a famine before it could… Read more

He had died 24 years ago at the age of 77 and prior to his death he was the first Professor of Fine Art at the University of Ife, which is now Obafemi Awolowo University. Aside this, 24 years down the line, one of Ben Enwonwu’s paintings of Ile-Ife princess, Adetutu Ademiluyi, known as Tutu, has fetched in a London auction £1, 205,000, four times more than expected. In naira terms, it was sold for N508, 358, 301, an African… Read more

House prices in London and the southeast will fall next year as the cautious mood that has gripped the property market in recent months continues into 2018, the body that represents surveyors and valuers has predicted. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said lower prices were rippling out from central London and would spread to the capital’s outer suburbs and the home counties in the months ahead. In a reversal of the UK’s traditional north-south pattern, RICS said only… Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump canceled a visit to London scheduled for early this year, saying he was disappointed with the “Obama administration having sold” the U.S. embassy in the British capital. “(The) reason I canceled my trip to London is that I am not a big fan of the Obama Administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London for “peanuts,” only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars,” Trump said… Read more

Prince Harry is to marry his American actress girlfriend Meghan Markle, Clarence House has announced. The prince, fifth in line to the throne, will marry Ms Markle next spring and will live at Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace in London. The couple, who have been dating since July 2016, got engaged in November. In a statement, Prince Harry said he was “delighted to announce” the engagement and had received the blessing of Ms Markle’s parents. The prince and Ms Markle… Read more

Riding on a successful run in Nigerian cinemas, psychological thriller, Banana Island Ghost (B.I.G) is set to receive a grand UK red carpet premiere in London. This, according to the producers, will be followed by a theatrical release in UK Cinemas. The movie which stars a list of African movie stars, including; Chioma ‘Chigul’ Omeruah, Patrick Diabuah, Tomiwa Edun (Merlin and FIFA 17), Ali Nuhu, Bimbo Manuel, Saidi Balogun and others will be premiered at London’s Greenwich Odeon, Bugsby Way,… Read more

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has denied insulting the monarchy, following media reports that the authorities were seeking to charge him with lese-majesty. “I have no intention to offend the institution at all,’’ Thaksin tweeted on Monday in Bankok. “I do not know the individual in question, I will seek legal actions against anyone who involved me in their defamation against the monarchy,’’ he said. It is unclear which individual or incident Thaksin is referring to, but he was… Read more

…Says terrorist tag on IPOB unfair, discriminatory The Igbo apex organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Wednesday said Nigeria is ripe for restructuring because various indicators in the country points to it (restructuring). President-General of the group, Chief John Nwodo, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Chief Nwodo, in a paper titled "Restructuring Nigeria: Decentralization for National Cohesion," and delivered at Chatham House, London, said the present structure had failed because it was not created by Nigerians. He said the south… Read more

Diego Costa’s return to Spanish La Liga side Atletico Madrid from Jan. 1 has been finialised, English Premier League champions Chelsea said in a statement on Tuesday. The two clubs agreed the transfer last week and on Monday the 28-year-old Spain forward passed a medical to return to the Spanish capital. “Diego Costa has today agreed terms for his transfer to Atletico Madrid, which will take effect on Jan. 1, 2018,” Chelsea said in a statement. “We thank Diego for… Read more

Starting from October 4, three young Nigerian contemporary artists will be participating in an exhibition in London. The Nigerian entry is tagged Commotion. Edozie Udeze reports Commotion, an art exhibition of three of Nigeria’s most outstanding and resilient young artists will open in London on October 4. According to Sandra Mbanefo-Obiago of the SMO Contemporary Art, the curator of their works, the artists are Olumide Onadipe, Taiye Idahor and Nengi Omuku. In a statement, Obiago said, “SMO is delighted to… Read more

Mimiko gave the advise while speaking with newsmen, on Friday, at the Chatham House in London after delivering a paper on “Improving Access to Health Services for All” using his Ondo achievement in maternal and child health as a case study. The former Ondo governor said funding will never be adequate in any human setting but with the right kind of leadership, the country can drastically reduce maternal mortality, which is about 19 percent of global maternal deaths according to… Read more

A giant, 250-metre “fatberg” of oil, fat and other solid waste blocking a main sewer under London is to be recycled into biofuel, Thames Water, the company working to remove it, said on Tuesday. “The congealed mass under a street in east London’s White-chapel district will produce some 10,000 litres of biodiesel, enough to power 350 double-decker buses for one day. Engineers have removed about one-third of the 130-tonne blob and expect to complete their “sewer war” against it early… Read more